INSULATE

isolate, insulate

(verb) place or set apart; “They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates”

insulate

(verb) protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; “We had his bedroom insulated before winter came”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

insulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)

To separate, detach, or isolate.

To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.

Synonyms

• isolate

Anagrams

• alunites

Source: Wiktionary

In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulating.] Etym: [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]

1. To make an island of. [Obs.] Pennant.

2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.

3. (Elec. & Thermotics)

Definition: To prevent the transfer o Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition